Senator targets surplus sales to Iran

[lovuian]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070129/ap_on_go_co/military_surplus_stings

WASHINGTON - A Democratic senator wants to cut off all Pentagon sales of surplus F-14 parts, saying the military's marketing of the spares "defies common sense" in light of their importance to Iran.



Sen. Ron Wyden (news, bio, voting record)'s bill came in response to an investigation by The Associated Press that found weaknesses in surplus-sale security that allowed buyers for countries including Iran and China to surreptitiously obtain sensitive U.S. military equipment including Tomcat parts.

The Oregon Democrat's legislation would ban the Defense Department from selling surplus F-14 parts and prohibit buyers who have already acquired surplus Tomcat parts from exporting them. Wyden's bill, the Stop Arming Iran Act, is co-sponsored by the Senate's No. 2 lawmaker, Democratic Whip Richard Durbin (news, bio, voting record) of Illinois
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[MazeRat7]

1. Forgot to check for dups did ya ?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=75277&mesg_id=75277

MZr7

[lovuian]

4. doh!!!

could they just put this under the other sorry

didn't come up on my duplicates screen

[MazeRat7]

5. Dont feel like a "hair in a biscuit"... it happens to all of us..... *peace -nt

[Jack from Charlotte]

2. Wyden needs to hammer the Publican Party over the head with this deal........

It's a clear winner. In addition to stopping these sales...... Get the Bush administration to come explain these sales to Iran, before a Congressional committee.

[133724]

3. Using American Weapons to Shoot American Soldiers if we go to War...

Priceless

[wishlist]

6. They need hearings on Halliburton's subsididary Iran dealings too n/t